Monsters / Naga, Guardian
Naga, Guardian
CR 10 - 9,600 XP - LG Large Aberration
Stat block
AC24 (touch 15, flat-footed 18)HP114 (12d8+60)SavesFort +9, Ref +12, Will +12Meleebite +13 (2d6+7 plus poison)Rangedspit +14 touch (poison)Speed40 ft.AbilitiesStr 21, Dex 23, Con 20, Int 16, Wis 19, Cha 18BAB / CMB / CMD+9 / +15 / 31Sensesdarkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23Environmenttemperate plains
Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (2 rules)
Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.
night-hunter (from senses)
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23 - hunts where prey is blind
senses: darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23 - hunts where prey is blind
holds-line (from alignment)
alignment LG, Int 16 - disciplined: keeps formation, never chases alone
alignment LG, Int 16 - disciplined: keeps formation, never chases alone
From the entry
The save DC is Constitution-based. Bite:
A guardian naga casts spells as a 9th-level sorcerer, and can cast spells from the cleric list as well as those normally available to a sorcerer. Cleric spells are considered arcane spells for a guardian naga.
A guardian naga can spit its venom up to 30 feet as a standard action. This is a ranged touch attack with no range increment. Opponents hit by this attack must make successful saves (see above) to avoid the effect.
Although ferocious in shape, with radiant scales, cobra-like hoods, and powerful serpentine bodies, guardian nagas serve as dutiful protectors of places of fundamental power and sanctity. Their scales often bear elaborate patterns similar to those of exotic jungle snakes. A typical guardian naga stretches 14 feet long and weighs approximately 350 pounds.
While many guardian nagas adhere to the exotic practices of ancient or for...